AN EBAY listing for a rare Peter Rabbit 50p coin is currently on sale for £720 on the website, and you could have one in your wallet.

eBay is a treasure trove for bargain hunters looking to shop. A popular item to buy on the selling website are coins, especially those which are considered rare. A rare 50p Peter Rabbit coin is currently for sale on the eBay for a whopping £720. Shoppers could even have one of the 50p coins in their own wallets.

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This particular coin has been identified as one of the 26 rarest and most valuable coins according to ChangeChecker’s scarcity index

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The coin is currently being sold by seller thetido77 for the extreme price.

In the description it says: “EXTREMELY RARE 2016 Peter Rabbit Collectors Half Whisker 50p coin circulated and in great condition.

“This particular coin has been identified as one of the 26 rarest and most valuable coins according to ChangeChecker’s scarcity index.

“Minted in 2016 the coin was designed by Emma Noble and pays homage to Beatrix Potter’s first character ‘Peter Rabbit’ and the coin was also designed to celebrate the life and work of Beatrix Potter on the 150th anniversary of her birth.”

Know as the Peter Rabbit Half Whisker coin, it was released in 2016.

eBay: A rare 50p Peter Rabbit coin is currently on sale for £720 (Image: Getty/Royal Mint)

eBay: It is currently on sale on the selling website (Image: eBay)

On the front of the coin, it says Peter Rabbit in capital letters, with a picture of the animal on the front, his ears pointed upwards and paws clasped in front.

The release of the coins in 2016 was to celebrate 150 years since the birth of Beatrix Potter.

Many of the characters such as Flopsy Bunny and Benjamin Bunny were part of the collection.

While none of the 2016 coins are available on Royal Mint, a new release of the coins were issued in 2018 are still available.

A rare Peter Rabbit Gold proud coin is currently on sale for £1,000 on the Royal Mint website.